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Happy New Year! I hope everyone welcomed the New '20s decade with a BANG!

As Republicans, we have talked about 2020 for a long time. We must be bold and get the word out about how important the 2020 Election will be for Texas and our nation. Now is the time to come together. We can no longer stand around the water cooler and just talk about politics. We have work to do by helping our Republican Candidates at the grass roots level. We are hopeful to keep Texas and the White House Red.

In pop culture, every new decade throughout time brings us new trends and integral turning points of history. In the 80's it was BIG hair. The 90's rocked on with the “Grunge” era. The 2000's was the dawn of social media and the 2010's brought us the coveted iPhone. I hope when we look back at the '20's it will trend a sea of Red in the state of Texas and Red in Washington DC. Our nation as we have known it is in jeopardy. The conservative point of view has gradually evolved and not for the better. It should concern us all greatly if Blue becomes the majority.

As Republicans, we must be united and fight fiercely to hold true to our values. My hope is that everyone in our club will commit to having a positive effect on a Republican candidate's campaign. The opportunities are abundant. There is currently the need for volunteers help to make phone calls, go door to door, drop off signs, and work the polls. Which candidate will you support?

I look forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting on January 10. We have an outstanding program planned with Rafael Cruz coming to help kick off the decade and a very crucial Election year.

Kari Long, CCRW President

Inside this issue:

January Speaker Rafael B. Cruz Calendar of Events 2 Meeting Menu 3 Rafael Cruz is the father of Texas Senator and has an amazing story of pursuing the American Dream. Born in , Rafael lived and suffered under a January Birthdays 3 cruel, oppressive dictator. As a teenager he fought Batista’s regime and was im- prisoned and tortured simply because he wanted to be free. Christmas Luncheon 4 Rafael arrived in Texas in 1957 on a student visa. He got a job as a dishwasher, Publicity, Social Media & making 50 cents an hour, and worked his way through the University of Texas, while learning English. In early 1980, Rafael Cruz worked to mobilize millions of people of faith during the Presidential Cam- Volunteer Hours 4 paign of . Meeting Minutes 5 He is an ordained minister and shares the Word of God in churches and Pastors Conferences through- out the . He is the author of A Time for Action, Empowering the Faithful to Reclaim 2020 Proposed Budget 6 America.

Membership application 7 When Ted was a child growing up in , Rafael would tell him, “When we faced oppression in Cuba, I had a place to flee to. If we lose our freedom here, where do we go?” which is why Rev. Cruz is CRW Name Badge order passionate about returning America to the foundations that made this country exceptional. form 8

President Kari Long January 10 CCRW Monthly Meeting 11:30a – 1:00p LaBrisa Mexican, League City 713-632-5769 1st V.P. Membership Dr. Raphael Cruz, Guest Speaker Brittany King January 17 “Power Up 2020” Greater Houston Council Fundraiser George Theater, 2nd V.P. Programs Barbara Meeks 1st Floor, Westheimer, Catherine Englebrecht, Speaker Recording Secretary https://www.ghcfrwpac.org/ Mary Kennedy February 7 CCRW Monthly Meeting 11:30a – 1:00p LaBrisa Mexican, League City Corresponding Secretary with David Balat, Texas Public Policy Council. Martha Fischer Treasurer February 11 “Nuts and Bolts Leadership Training” Greater Houston Council, 1414 Roxann Lewis Wirt Rd. PAC Treasurer Melissa Johnson February 18 Early Voting for March Primary Immediate Past President March 3 Primary Election Day Lillian Murphy March 6 CCRW Monthly Meeting 11:30a – 1:00p LaBrisa Mexican, League City, STANDING CHAIR with Hon. Glen Hegar, Texas Comptroller. WOMEN Campaign Activities Kathie Nenninger Legislative MEETING CALENDAR FOR AREA REPUBLICAN WOMEN CLUBS Open Bay Area Republican Women—4th Tuesday of the month 8am at Bay Oaks Country Club, Clear Lake Hospitality https://barw.org/meetings/ Lillian Murphy Literacy/Caring for Texas Gulf Coast Republican Women—3rd Monday of the month 6:30p Friendswood Chamber of Commerce America Galveston Republican Women—3rd Wednesday of the month 11am— Tremont House, Galveston Open Special Events http://www.galvestonrepublicanwomen.com/ Fay Picard Tri County Republican Women—1st Thursday 11am of the month—Golfcrest Country Club, Pearland Publicity https://tcrwtx.org/events/ Open Social Media San Jacinto Republican Women— 3rd Monday of the month—Peppers Restaurant, Pasadena Kristen Wilson Day http://sanjacintorepublicanwomen.com/index.php/about-us/ Parliamentarian West Pearland Republican Women—1st Thursday of the month 6pm—Spring Creek BBQ, Pearland Carol Evans http://wprw.org/ Directory

Mary Kennedy By-Laws Loretta Roberts Chaplain Mary Blackwell Newsletter Mary Blackwell

Reservations are required please. If you are making reservations for someone else please provide their name(s) for our reservations list. Contact Fay Picard 281-507-0928 or You may RSVP & register by clicking on this link http://www.clearcreekrw.org/event/ Please reserve and select choice #1, #2, or #3 by 12:00 pm noon Wednesday before meeting. We are only able to order from this menu. If you have a food allergy, please contact call Fay (281-507-0928). Please note: cancellations are accepted up to 9:30 pm on the Tuesday before our meetings on Friday otherwise an invoice will be mailed for the full amount. Thank you for your understanding in this very important matter. We also want to thank all of you who continue to make reservations in a timely manner.

Menu

1. Ground Beef Taco Salad $15 2. Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast, sides are mashed potatoes and vegetable $15 3. Entry into meeting: $5.00 which includes your choice of soft drink, tea, chips, red and green salsa.

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1. Go to http://www.clearcreekrw.org/ Get more information by ctrl + click below to join us at our Face- book page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ 2. On the top menu bar, click Membership ClearCreekRepublicanWomenClub/ 3. On the dropdown menu, click on campaign volunteer hours If not, please feel free to request to be added to our group page. 4. Scroll down to "Hey! Don't forget your hours" Please note that we only allow posts that are of the non-opinion na- ture and don’t demean others. Further, this isn’t a business network- 5. Enter name, e-mail, and hours in spaces designated. ing group so please don’t push out posts that are for your specific 6. click on submit. business unless it is of the candidate nature. We are happy to help promote, by posting on our FB page, your Republican local events. Remember that the time spent traveling to the monthly meet- Please share our Facebook page and events with your friends by ing counts, the meeting itself does not count. sharing it to your personal profile and invite your friends to our Read the guidelines for volunteer hours. monthly CCRW meetings. Kathie Nenninger, Campaign Activities Chair

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Clear Creek Republican Women General Meeting December 6, 2019 Stonehouse Manor, Webster, Texas

The meeting was called to order by Kari Long, President at 12:01

The Invocation was given by Chaplain Mary Blackwell.

Pledges to the US and Texas flags were led by Judge Mark Henry.

Kari Long, President announced that lunch was served, and the Silent Auction was open.

Kari Long, asked the membership if there were any corrections to the Minutes as published in the Newsletter and Loretta Roberts spoke up and said there was a date correction from November 9 to December 9 for candidate filing. Mary Ken- nedy, Recording Secretary announced that the correction had been made and then the minutes were approved as correct- ed.

Roxann Lewis announced that there are currently 66 Full members and 62 Associate Members and introduced and acknowledged the elected officials and guests present.

Brittany King announced that the beginning balance of bank accounts was $15,901.65 and ending balance was $26,994.06.

Kari Long recognized the 2019 Officers and Committee Chairwomen and thanked them for serving.

Judge Patricia Grady installed the 2020 officers: Kari Long – President Brittany King – V-P Membership Barbara Meeks – V-P Programs (not present) Roxann Lewis – Treasurer Melissa Johnson – PAC Treasurer Martha Fischer – Corresponding Secretary Mary Kennedy – Recording Secretary

Kari Long made some brief remarks and recognized the 2020 Chairwomen.

Fay Picard announced that the Silent Auction was closed and for the bidders to check their items. The Door Prize win- ners were announced, and Kim Bonnen and Jane Rigsby were the recipients. The Food for Thought Fundraiser for 2020 will be on October 9th.

Kari Long thanked everyone for coming and wished a Merry Christmas to all and announced that the next general CCRW meeting is Friday, January 10, 2020, at La Brisa Mexican Grill, League City.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:00.

Submitted by Mary Kennedy, Recording Secretary.

Membership Chair

2020 Membership Applications are available at each meeting or save time and paper and fill one out on our web- site ; www.clearcreekrw.org. We need a form filled out by every Member and Associate Member, even if your information re- mains the same. The club must stay in compliant with the Texas Ethics Commission. We appreciate your understanding.

You may click on the following link to complete your membership application on our website: http://www.clearcreekrw.org/become-a- member/